Contents

• Editor's Note: Are We Better Off Than We Were?
  Americans are healthier, wealthier, and wiser (or at least more educated) than ever.
  
• The Survey Says...
  Part 1 is a survey to help you figure out if you think things are better or worse than they used to be;
• Part 2 is a 12 question quiz to see how much you know about the "good old days."
  PDF version of both parts (good for handouts, with answers) 
• Catching Swifty: When Our Dreams Become Reality 
• Can We Buy Happiness? 
• Ten Reasons Why Today Might Be Better Than the "Good Old Days" 
• How Do We Know How Good Things Are? 
• Resources 
• Bonus: What Is It?
  Can you identify the object?